Acevedo Municipality, Miranda

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Acevedo Municipality Municipio Acevedo
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Miranda
Acevedo Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°13′18″N66°18′39″W / 10.2217°N 66.3108°W / 10.2217; -66.3108
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Caucagua
Government
•  Mayor	José Oliveros Gómez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	1,986.7 km2 (767.1 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	88,289
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	Official website

Acevedo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 88,289. ^[1] The town of Caucagua is the municipal seat of the Acevedo Municipality. ^[2]

Demographics

The Acevedo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 88,289 (up from 75,868 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population. ^[3] The municipality's population density is 46.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (121.7/sq mi). ^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Acevedo Municipality is Juan José Aponte Mijares, elected on October 31, 2004, with 47% of the vote. ^[5] He replaced Vicente Apicella shortly after the elections. ^[6] The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Caucagua, Aragüita, Arévalo González, Capaya, El Café, Marizapa, Panaquire, and Ribas. ^[2]

References

1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Alcalde de Municipio. Acevedo" (in Spanish). 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.